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Upstate Medical names Licinio dean of College of Medicine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has named Dr. Julio Licinio senior VP and dean of the school’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective
UnitedHealthcare closes on acquisition of POMCO Group
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group, a third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, has a new owner. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) — parent
State awards MVHS $300 million grant for downtown Utica hospital project
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has awarded Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) a $300 million grant to help pay for a hospital it wants
Upstate, statewide consumer sentiment soar in March to highest level since 2000
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York jumped 10.2 points to 96.7 in March, compared to the last measurement in November. The upstate sentiment level and
Sitrin to host educational forum on its NeuroCare program on April 20
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Sitrin Health Care Center announced it will hold an education forum on April 20 on its NeuroCare program, which launched last
EBRI study reveals who switches health plans, and why?
When workers are offered more than one health plan, who Switches their plans, and does it lead to adverse selection, causing healthy workers to leave
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will participate in a state program in which it will grow and research industrial hemp as an “agricultural commodity.” The
Cazenovia College selects trustee, business owner Wells as commencement speaker
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — A Cazenovia College trustee and a founder of a Salina–based company will deliver the graduation address for the school’s 192nd commencement ceremony
Senators: USDA awards Cornell University $980K for oats research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use $980,000 in federal funding for research in the genetics and seed composition of oats. The funding was allocated
Shineman Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants to nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that it has recently awarded 16 not-for-profit organizations with grants totaling more than $1.2 million in
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